The ordinance went into effect Wednesday. It is now a class C misdemeanor to text, send emails, use the Internet or plug directions into a GPS system while driving, among other actions, according to a copy of the ordinance. The law will not ban talking on a cellphone while driving, but all cellphone use is illegal in school zones during the school year, Canyon Police Chief Dale Davis said.

Officials have installed signs at the city’s entrances to remind motorists of the new law, Davis said.